diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 13134954e24d..d392022dcb89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -4245,6 +4245,7 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 	bool is_tdp_mmu_fault = is_tdp_mmu(vcpu->arch.mmu);
 
 	unsigned long mmu_seq;
+	kvm_pfn_t orig_pfn;
 	int r;
 
 	fault->gfn = fault->addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -4272,6 +4273,8 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 	if (r != RET_PF_CONTINUE)
 		return r;
 
+	orig_pfn = fault->pfn;
+
 	r = RET_PF_RETRY;
 
 	if (is_tdp_mmu_fault)
@@ -4296,7 +4299,7 @@ out_unlock:
 		read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
 	else
 		write_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(fault->pfn);
+	kvm_release_pfn_clean(orig_pfn);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index 1f4f5e703f13..685560a45bf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ FNAME(is_self_change_mapping)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault)
 {
 	struct guest_walker walker;
+	kvm_pfn_t orig_pfn;
 	int r;
 	unsigned long mmu_seq;
 	bool is_self_change_mapping;
@@ -868,6 +869,8 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 			walker.pte_access &= ~ACC_EXEC_MASK;
 	}
 
+	orig_pfn = fault->pfn;
+
 	r = RET_PF_RETRY;
 	write_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
 
@@ -881,7 +884,7 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 
 out_unlock:
 	write_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(fault->pfn);
+	kvm_release_pfn_clean(orig_pfn);
 	return r;
 }